About the Author

Deborah Harkness is the number one Sunday Times bestselling
author of A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and
The Book of Life. A history professor at the University of
Southern California, Harkness has received Fulbright, Guggenheim,
and National Humanities Center fellowships.

Reviews

What a rich, thrilling and educational tale is... A captivating and
romantic ripping yarn - GuardianIntelligent and
off-the-wall...irresistible to Twilight fans - The Sunday
TimesSpellbinding... Unputdownable - Woman & HomeThis is a
glorious, finely-wrought gem of a book: intelligent, thoughtful,
intricate... I could lose myself in here and never want to come
out: what better accolade can there be? ...Utterly enchanting on
every levelA bubbling cauldron of illicit desire...all the
ingredients for an assured saga that blends romance with fantasy -
Daily MailA vast, sexy, historical romp of a novel. There's no
doubting Harkness's vivid imagination - Daily MirrorAn inventive
addition to the supernatural craze...has exciting amounts of
spells, kisses and battles, and is recounted with enchanting,
page-turning panache - Marie Claire